Well, Whitehaven Beach has got to be one of the most beautiful beaches I’ve ever seen. It has this sand that is so white it actually hurts your eyes and if you’re not wearing sunglasses for some bizarre reason, you have to go to the optometrist and have your eye balls checked out. Seriously what...
2017-05-30 00:52:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hey! Two videos in two days :)
Fortunately we were able to get this one out a little earlier for you guys.
Once again we were out of food onboard, which led us to altering course to Hamilton Island. What a spot! It’s quite unique in many respects… Like, the island has been overtaken ...
2017-05-25 04:49:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!!
Thank you so much for supporting our production. We hope we are doing you proud. In this episode we hoist the sails for an island hopping sailing adventure in the gorgeous Whitsunday Islands, Queensland! We were off to a rough start, but the little tropical storm had passed in...
2017-05-22 23:30:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! You may have noticed we haven't had a lot to film lately. It has taken us a little longer than we first thought to get going but we knew we needed to come back to Australia for Riley's dad's 60th birthday. Whilst that has worked out well for us, it has meant that our videos whilst in F...
2017-05-15 15:14:38 +0000 UTC View Post
After various rumours and lots of questions on what is happening with old La Vagabonde, we can finally let you know. This is a private patreon only post but will be making this public next week along with all the auction information.
We would have loved to raffle off the boat (how cool would it be...
2017-05-02 01:56:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Still living on a sail boat that we still couldn't sail yet, we set off for an adventure on land to go and meet Jimmy Cornell who was in Paris. What a man. Thanks for taking the time in giving us all of your advise for future sail routes Jimmy! and of course for the stories as well! Join us in Ep. 8...
2017-04-24 21:07:31 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s been a busy week, learning the ways of the new systems of the boat, docking and sailing. This is basically life at the moment. Being stationary has been a struggle… how good is the ocean. We are more excited than ever to head off on our next big adventure.
Congratulations to our patron Co...
2017-04-17 22:46:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We hope you enjoy the boat tour. You will become more familiar as we spend more time aboard but this boat tour should satisfy some of your curiosity for now. We wouldn't make very good secret agents, the conspicuous moustache and online presence aside, we're pretty terrible at keeping secrets or sne...
2017-04-11 02:55:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It was the last day of our event weekend and we spent it out at sea, with a hangover, a bunch of La Vagabondes sisters, friends and family.. not to mention seriously the best food we’ve ever eaten (thanks to Austin, Diana and the team at Frenchie Restaurant in Paris). We start moving some stuff on...
2017-04-03 23:05:02 +0000 UTC View Post
G'day guys! Here is the full version of the Q&A we did at the Big Splash Party. I hope you can get something from this. We had so much fun answering these questions coming from people from all over the world.
Sorry about some of the audio, as you can imagine we had a million and one thin...
2017-04-01 10:27:01 +0000 UTC View Post
What a weekend. Join us in France as we celebrate and bless our new boat La Vagabonde. It really is true that we all die, but not all have really lived… What a journey it has been. Also a special thanks to Philippe Baudet for capturing moments we could have never gotten with his cameras, yourself ...
2017-03-31 07:33:14 +0000 UTC View Post
We made it to France, only to figure out it was a Sunday and we couldn’t get the keys for the dock to go and see La Vagabonde. It actually killed us a little inside. But after some serious hours of spying going on, soon enough we got to check her out. She’s a bloody beauty guys and we really cou...
2017-03-27 22:22:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings dear Patrons, and hello from France.
We can't wait to set sail and to start making videos again very soon. I'm super excited to show you guys the event and us moving onboard... THEN we're off to show you EUROPE wooohoooo. This time round we'll be a bit steadier with the camera...
2017-03-23 13:54:22 +0000 UTC View Post
GOOD BYE LA VAGABONDE! Wow, what a journey it has been. What was your favourite part? She's shown us many beautiful countries and taken us to places we never thought we'd visit. But best of all, she's been home. It was an emotional few days, but the excitement for this new chapter in our lives kept ...
2017-03-21 03:46:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello dearest Patrons, just letting you know if there are any applicants who fit the job decription who are a patron of ours, YOUR RESUME WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE SHORT LISTED :) We would love nothing more than to bring a new videographer onboard who is also a part of the La Vaga family!! Anyway,...
2017-03-17 11:47:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! Join us for a sail to Great Barrier Island, 55 nautical miles south east of Whangarei. We take two friends with us and hide out in the beautiful Port Fitzroy whilst some strong southerly winds pass by.
Made with love,
Elay & Riles
xo
Join the crew on La Vaga as we sail the east coast of Northland New Zealand and show you our top 5 magical sailing destinations! Meet a few new faces and re-celebrate christmas and new years with us (because who doesn't want to celebrate christmas and new years like every weekend?). I hope you're en...
2017-03-06 11:54:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow. We’d heard sailing the New Zealand coastline was going to be pretty epic, but we really had not expected such beauty. Sailing the rugged east coast from the Bay of Islands down to Auckland and back was quite the adventure. This weather is still going to take us some time to get used to. Join ...
2017-02-28 03:06:56 +0000 UTC View PostWhat an adventure! We jump in a little plane to see a bit of New Zealand by air. Our new pal JP has been flying since he was a kid, heard we were in NZ and offered to take us for a spin. I actually got really bad motion sickness from the flight and it wasn’t until we went sailing that I’d made a...
2017-02-24 22:33:46 +0000 UTC View PostJoin us in a behind the scenes news interview we did with NewsHub here in New Zealand! We hope it helps answer some of the questions around the new yacht in France.
Here's the link to the interview: 2017-02-20 21:34:59 +0000 UTC
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She needed a good clean out, that’s for sure. Did anyone see the filth behind the stove on the daily vlogs? Yep? Pretty gross hey. We clean the entire boat head to toe and Riley fixes a few things that were either broken before the crossing or broke during. She feels like a new boat again!! Maybe ...
2017-02-13 22:54:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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I was so excited I was shaking like a wet chihuahua. Riley sailed 1200nm across an ocean single handed without starving, copping over 30 knots of wind OR losing his mind (too much). I'm very proud and impressed. We celebrated with a few drinks by the waters edge. Stay tuned f...
2017-02-05 23:53:39 +0000 UTC View PostE9 (Daily Vlog 20 of 21)
Didn’t do much today. But here’s what we managed to capture. After going to the gym (very exciting stuff), uploading a vid in town and a rather annoying inconvenience with purchasing wine at the supermarket (who takes their passport to the supermarket though?) we heade...
2017-02-04 02:05:09 +0000 UTC View PostR11 (Daily Vlog 19 of 21)
Getting within 70 odd nautical miles away from New Zealand, I get some radio communication from Air New Zealand and reflect on what other solo sailors must feel when out at sea.
Riley
2017-02-03 00:32:14 +0000 UTC View Post
E8 (Daily Vlog 18 of 21) It was an interesting day for me, starting with some super spooky fog that covered the entire town of Piahia. I love pizza.
Only 3 daily vlogs to go and we're back to weekly episodes.
Thanks for watching,
Elayna & Riley
2017-02-02 00:24:45 +0000 UTC View PostR10 (Daily Vlog 17 of 21)
I’m not going to tell you in here what happens you’ll have to watch it to find out ;)
Riley
2017-02-01 02:27:49 +0000 UTC View Post
E7 (Daily Vlog 16 of 21)
And embracing a delicious veggie stall on the side of the road. Let’s all take a moment to appreciate a good home grown, CHEMICAL FREE garden. We should all try to buy organic when it’s available and if you can afford the few extra dollars. Horayyyyy. Riley will be her...
2017-01-31 02:09:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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You'll notice how nervous I get waking up knowing I have no communication with Elayna who is probably thinking the worst so you'll understand how happy I am when I hear radio communication during my vlog.
Cheers,
Riley
R8 (Daily Vlog 14 of 21) Another lesson learned here. Hope you enjoy.
Cheers,
Riley
E6 (Daily Vlog 13 of 21) In-between work, keeping an eye on the weather and sending reports to Riles, there’s a whole lot of fresh air breathing and nature walks going on. If it didn’t get so cold here in the winter I think I’d stay forever and ever.
Elayna
2017-01-27 23:50:39 +0000 UTC View Post